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Enhancing patient freedom in rehabilitation robotics using gaze-based intention detection

Novak, Domen
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Riener, Robert
2013
2013 IEEE 13th International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR)
2013 IEEE 13th International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR 2013)

Several design strategies for rehabilitation robotics have aimed to improve patients' experiences using motivating and engaging virtual environments. This paper presents a new design strategy: enhancing patient freedom with a complex virtual environment that intelligently detects patients' intentions and supports the intended actions. A `virtual kitchen' scenario has been developed in which many possible actions can be performed at any time, allowing patients to experiment and giving them more freedom. Remote eye tracking is used to detect the intended action and trigger appropriate support by a rehabilitation robot. This approach requires no additional equipment attached to the patient and has a calibration time of less than a minute. The system was tested on healthy subjects using the ARMin III arm rehabilitation robot. It was found to be technically feasible and usable by healthy subjects. However, the intention detection algorithm should be improved using better sensor fusion, and clinical tests with patients are needed to evaluate the system's usability and potential therapeutic benefits.

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conference paper
DOI
10.1109/ICORR.2013.6650507
Author(s)
Novak, Domen
Riener, Robert
Date Issued

2013

Publisher

IEEE

Published in
2013 IEEE 13th International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR)
Start page

1

End page

6

Subjects

Rehabilitation robotics

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Upper extremities

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Intention detection

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Eye tracking

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Gaze - based interaction

Editorial or Peer reviewed

REVIEWED

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OTHER

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NCCR-ROBOTICS  
Event nameEvent placeEvent date
2013 IEEE 13th International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR 2013)

Seattle, WA, USA

24-26 06 2013

Available on Infoscience
June 18, 2014
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